Good quality dry erase laminate with air release (dry application with ease)

[ABDUL SITAB]

Hello - does anyone know if there is a dry erase laminate that has air release?

 

[White Haus]

Laminate does not come w/ air-release as far as I know.

What is the application?

 

[ABDUL SITAB]

I have a print job where various areas need to be written on. It's a maintenance bulletin board. Thank you anyway for replying.

 

[Boudica]

That doesn't explain why you need air-release... We do stuff like this all the time, print on vinyl and laminate with Vandal Guard Anti-Graffiti laminate. Then mount the vinyl to the substrate of choice.
Do you have a laminator?

 

[ABDUL SITAB]

That doesn't explain why you need air-release... We do stuff like this all the time, print on vinyl and laminate with Vandal Guard Anti-Graffiti laminate. Then mount the vinyl to the substrate of choice.
Do you have a laminator?

yes i do - but i only have to cover certain areas of the sign with this dry erase lam.

 

[tulsagraphics]

Laminate does not come w/ air-release as far as I know.

What is the application?

Yep, this. Laminate is too thin for a manual install anyway.

In my experience, any clear gloss vinyl will work fine. I think "dry erase" is just for marketing purposes.

Clear vinyl w/ air release:
- 3M 40C-114R : https://www.reecesupply.com/3m-cont...nsparent-54-in-x-50-yd-1-roll-case122942.html or
- Vector Flagship (whoever that is): https://beacongraphics.com/products/vector-fs-clear-remv-areo-90?variant=43424093929538 and
- Nekoosa "Sign-ad": https://nekoosa.com/products/sign-ad

FWIW: I didn't know these films existed prior to today.

 

[hybriddesign]

I have a print job where various areas need to be written on. It's a maintenance bulletin board. Thank you anyway for replying.

we buy a dry erase from grimco that's on the stiffer side and I'm sure it can be hand applied with a larger squeegee. we use a laminator though.

the dry erase specific lam works a LOT better than standard gloss lam in terms of being erasable.

 

[ABDUL SITAB]

we buy a dry erase from grimco that's on the stiffer side and I'm sure it can be hand applied with a larger squeegee. we use a laminator though.

the dry erase specific lam works a LOT better than standard gloss lam in terms of being erasable.

Thank you so much for the info - I will check with them tomorrow.

 

[ABDUL SITAB]

Yep, this. Laminate is too thin for a manual install anyway.

In my experience, any clear gloss vinyl will work fine. I think "dry erase" is just for marketing purposes.

Clear vinyl w/ air release:
- 3M 40C-114R : https://www.reecesupply.com/3m-cont...nsparent-54-in-x-50-yd-1-roll-case122942.html or
- Vector Flagship (whoever that is): https://beacongraphics.com/products/vector-fs-clear-remv-areo-90?variant=43424093929538 and
- Nekoosa "Sign-ad": https://nekoosa.com/products/sign-ad

FWIW: I didn't know these films existed prior to today.

Thank you so much. i have tried clear gloss in the past but it doesn't clean out that well an starts to look tacky in time.

 

[Andrewmsmith]

if it were for hand application in the field, i might would apply a good dry erase or ant-graffiti laminate to a clear vinyl with air release such as Mac-Tac B-free.
Vandal Guard anti-graffiti + Mac-tac Bfree laminated together in the shop, for field application.

 

[10sacer]

if it were for hand application in the field, i might would apply a good dry erase or ant-graffiti laminate to a clear vinyl with air release such as Mac-Tac B-free.
Vandal Guard anti-graffiti + Mac-tac Bfree laminated together in the shop, for field application.

What he said...

 

[Boudica]

yes i do - but i only have to cover certain areas of the sign with this dry erase lam.

I see, we've done those as well. It's a pain, but we still use the same laminate. How large are the dry erase pieces?

 

[MarkSnelling]

I sell an economy dry erase and a very VERY good dry erase that will never ghost and even allow things like permanent marker to come off.

Applying by hand is an unknown, though. What is the harm in just overlaminating the whole sign so it has one consistent gloss surface?

 

[Boudica]

Applying by hand is an unknown, though. What is the harm in just overlaminating the whole sign so it has one consistent gloss surface?

My guess is cost. Not a great reason, and no one should sign up to do it. When we get it, it comes from one of our wholesale customers. Fortunately they only order these once a year, and it's not that big of a dry-erase "patch". Still a PITA

 

[DL Signs]

If they absolutely have to have it done that way... maybe something like Endura Dry Erase vinyl (Sign Warehouse handles it). It's a 4mil, comes in white and fluorescent yellow. It's not air release, but it's a lot easier to work with and lay than a thin lam. Another option for spot use is to laminate an air release vinyl with dry erase lam and machine cut it to the sizes you need and lay those. I did that once for a theater, did a decorative border decal, laminated it with dry erase, machine cut... They went on dressing room doors back stage and they wrote who's they were.

 

[ABDUL SITAB]

If they absolutely have to have it done that way... maybe something like Endura Dry Erase vinyl (Sign Warehouse handles it). It's a 4mil, comes in white and fluorescent yellow. It's not air release, but it's a lot easier to work with and lay than a thin lam. Another option for spot use is to laminate an air release vinyl with dry erase lam and machine cut it to the sizes you need and lay those. I did that once for a theater, did a decorative border decal, laminated it with dry erase, machine cut... They went on dressing room doors back stage and they wrote who's they were.

This is a good idea - I probably might run with that. Thank you.